With the arrival ofMonster Hunter WorldIceborne, hunters will have to adjust their builds. Iceborne’s balances can shift these builds to various paths. I’ll be going over my personal Longsword build paths.
Monster Hunter World Iceborne: Day 0 Longsword Builds
The 2 builds below are improved versions of World’s metaLong Swordbuilds tailored forMonster Hunter World Iceborne.
Build’s Name
Raw DPS LS
Taroth Sword Fire
Armor Pieces
Skills From Armor, Charm, & Decorations
Decorations
5% affinity from attack level 5, 40% affinity from critical eye 7, 30% increased affinity + 20% for wounded parts from weakness exploit, 5% affinity from agitator level 1. Hunters will have a base affinity of 45%, 75% when hitting a weakspot, 80% when agitator activates, and 100% when hitting a wounded weakspot.
Dragon DPS LS
Kjarr Sword “Decay”
5% affinity from attack level 5, 40% affinity from critical eye 7, 30% increased affinity + 20% for wounded parts from weakness exploit. Hunters will have a base affinity of 45%, 75% when hitting a weakspot, and 95% when hitting a wounded weakspot.
Potential Armor Upgrades in Iceborne
At some point we are going to need some higher defense armor to replace our World meta sets. The following armor pieces/set are decent enough defense wise and skill wise. It also allows players to customize it to their liking whether that is more DPS centric or focusing on survivability.
With the amount of decoration slots available, players can slot in Critical boost, Weakness exploit, and 3 level 1 jewels like Health Boost or Critical Eye. Players can create anAttack Charm IIIto really increase their damage orHandicraft Charm.
Mix and match charms and decorations to really tailor this framework into your personal build!
Full Armor Set Skills
Full Armor Set Decoration Slots
Jagras Helm α +
Jagras Mail α +
Kulu Vambraces β +
Hornetaur Coil β +
Hornetaur Greaves β +
Alternatively theBone Armor α +is a good armor that can be obtained easily and is only slightly weaker than the above set. (2 less defense per piece)Hunting HornandHammerusers might find this set useful.
Bone Mail α +Has 1 level 2 decoration slot
If you are looking for moreMonster Hunter Worldinfo, you can go in-depth with our featured guides:Summer Twilight Festival,All MHW Guild Card Backgrounds,All Armor Limits,Everything about Kulve Taroth,Long Sword Elemental Limits,Attack Values & You,Crown Sizes & You,Monster Hunter World: The Canteen Explained With Ingredient GuideorMonster Hunter World: End Game Guide.
There are several moreMHW guidesthat you don’t want to miss out on!
